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A 1 ft A i i course toi be pursued-would 'appearlto be dient the passage of this bill. The docu- desiprtatirion nf rnnl rt direct and obvious, if the' affairs osrfents laid beiore Congress on the snhnrt. a k. the nntirmnl nrm.k:.L w.i.Xm! plied with. A notification was made to the printer that this decree! must no more i forth in that form, and that it must' be CAttOUtfACENTINED SATURDAY MAY 1 820, JlfTungton CU Spani had remained in the state in which i they.

were when this Minister sailed. But it is known that an important chanse has since taken place in the government ot mat country, which cannot fail to bd sensibly felt, in its intercourse with oth- issued under the formula 'of -bearing this Flag arrived at Philadel-U0Zl JI jr- phia on the 8th inst On the field, aie er nations. 1 he Minister of pain has so mjunous to oiir commercial and navi-esseutially declared his inability to act, gating interest. We had ofiered her the in consequence of that change. With same terms as had been accepted by him, however under his present powers, Russia, by the Netherlands, by the Han- I Our TteliJtons toith fol- lowing.

Message was yesterday transmit- ted toTboth Houses of Congress, by the fi President of the United States 1. rfi jl. C.Ik Hi-nan nt rpnrpoenffi- Vv u.j.4iaijf in ludunu amountea to about to 8.000 men, including tlie. Wal-: loons anti body guards, A deputa- tion from the. nailitary was sent 1 to the 'j winijicia, mm? a iiiiiuiaiiuu max ine people were spjimpatient (bVthe recog- nition of the cohUmtion, that terrible consequences were to be apprehended and that the troops could hot turn their aims upon ineir leuow ciuAeuaumi ai.

ana may be tornied on a dead leveJ, uav-sunset they should withdraw to their ang locks only at each end. charters thatithey wouid not be account- l.lA I the cbnsequencesj And thatf inJf Died, at Boston, on the 5th inst' in this sentimenuhe whole rif military Uhe 68th year of.his ae. Beviamin Aits- families." Colombian -The first! vessel inree stars representing ine three grana departments of the Republic of Colombia, viz. Venezuela. New Grenada, or Cun- dinamarca; and These are also aesignaiea oy inree stripes or uuies, yellow, btu and red.

1 i Tlie canal between Philadelphia and ftew YoTk will be twenty-nine miles long, imy 4- vne most? constant whigs that ever lived, and.welfnienfing, every respect, the favorite signature un- der" which he wrote of llonestu.1? As apotitical writer, he is perhaps best known as the author ofa series of (essays signed Old South.17 To the last, he was in friendship and frequent corfes-pondence with nearly all the eminent? men, yet remaining, ofthose who niade the declaration, or supported it, that these states were, and of right-bought to be, free, sovereign and i At Tangiers, (Morocco,) on the 8th pf March, suddenly of afit' of apploplexy, James Simpson, Esq. Consul of the United States for the Empire of Morocco. Mr. Simpson had for nearly 20 years of-ficiated in that capacity, with honor to himself, and to the great advantage of hii adopted country- In Rehoboth, (r. i.

Joseyh Coffee, nhlfft fVvOt QVil Ill-nJ II Esq. in the Mh year of hi age, also-Patience Gojfee, wife of Joseph Goffee, in the 89th year of her age. They had lived together the marriage state 7V years, and had 14 children, 57 grand children, and 91 great grand children. 1 It was formerly thought a great mis. prison for judges and juries to travel out of the record but it has now become a fashionable thing for both of the, parties to take this license Tlie judge J1-1 whose" duty it is to expound the law to the jury, talks of politics, df the laws, of the gen eial government, and of every thing but those crimes which fall specifically within tlie province of the jury.

The jury, not be outdone in such civility, in their answer to the charge of the undertake gravely to remind him of duties, the execution of which lie his province also. In one of the. South- rn papers, we remark a curious instance-oflhis kind. The judge, in his charge fq the jury, censured Congress for not having imposed Restriction On Missouri and the jury, in their answer to the cnaree, warmiv recommena a lorctuie- seizure ixf the LAW CASE. Jackys.

Maus. The plaintiff brought suit against defendant for a rille gunt which defendant had exchanged' for ay. horse. The defendant insisted on the- i bargain being on the ground I of a special agreement, that if he did Pod like the horse, he should 1 returnrdl within a stipulated time. The cause was.

referred to arbitrators, who awarded, that tlie plaintiff should take back the horse-and the defendant his gun, the spectators pay the drink, arid justice, the-cost of" arbitrators. Judgment on the award-parties satisfied Who will complain of the poor Justices. now Greensburg Republican It is stated in the Journal de Grand 'that an Englishman had commenced a nv action against one of tlie first bankers in Paris, in order to iccover the value of a shawl stolen from his wife, at a route given by the banker. He mnihtahvs that the inviter is answerable for- the morale ty of his guests, and bound to pay for ihe ob ject stolen, when he admits thieves in to his house POUT Of NKWBEKN. ENTERED.

Alpheus Nancy, Shove, Bermuda Mentor, Manson, Charleston Ostrich, Haraden, Bermuda; Three Sir-ters, Gaze, Savannah. CLEARED. Schrs. George, Tobey, Thomaston, (Maine;) Rapid, Sparrow, Guadaloupe Six Sisters, Mayo, Bermuda Nancy Rich, St. Johns, (N.

15.) Sloops, Arno, Delano, New-York Happy Return. Jr. Whputnri. RppmnHa Flair of Truce. Dur.

1 ,0.. hng Baltimore. I Ploughs. A few NEW PATENT PLOUGHS, calculated for Summer ploughing i light laud, and particularly adapted for Cotton, for sale by DevereuX) Chester Ormc 'Newbern, 20th May, 1820. he said, shewed that all attempts at ne- gotlation on it had failed.

policy of the United States had Been iust and lib- eral we hati joflered every thing that could be ottered, on terms of reciprocity, to induce France to abandon her policy, seatic cities but we had offered them Jn vain. I f'' '-Vl-' He was very sorry, he said, that it became his duty to advance, a policy which, of all was most abhorrent to his mind-r that of restrictions oh commerce, lie was happy that pur government had shewn to the nations of the world the example of placing commerce on the most liberal footing but as France, had refused to reciprocate that liberalitv it has' "now become our imperi 5-'" a ousl duty, to come bacK, in regard to France, to the; policy which she herself ality in this resjpect, we are compelled to resort to the measure now under consid eration. I She is now in possession of a positive advantage over' us, by her regulations. -she voluntarily give it up? It has been' already shewn that she will 1 Ml not anu sne in continue 10 reiuse, to give It sistiug up, until she finds that; by per- in it, she has subiected tier own commerce to inconvenience. In orderj therefofe, to enable the President of the United States, between this time and the neict Congress, to" negotiate with the French government to some effect, itt was necessary to pass this bill.

There is in the bill a provision that, if the French government feels disposed to enlarge its policy in regard to us, all restrictions on ner commerce in our ports wiu oe done away, and her vessels will be' placed on the same footing in the of the, Uni-r tejl States as those of Great Britain now are. i If we do not resort to this measure, the door of negotiation will remain, as it now is, shut in our face. These considerations being taken into view, he hiped the committee would see tlie nece-sity of passing this bill; 4 Without further debate, the committee rose and reported the bill, and it was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, and was subsequently read a third time, passed, and sent to the Senate' for concurrence. The Senate having adjourned over till 9 oclock on Monday, the House of Rep resentatives does not sit this evening. The Senate have much business before them and it is not known how much of it will be transacted on Monday.

It is quite doubtful whether the most important of the bills now pending, that laying a duty on the tonnage of French vessels, will pass in that body, owing to the want of time. InUeeO, it Is reared, so many members havingXjleparted, that the House of Representatives will scarcely have a quorum remaining on Monday New York. It is now ascertained, that De Witt Clinton is re-elected Governor of the State of New-York, by a majority of more than two thousand votes whilst in the Senate there is said to be chosen a niajoiity of six members and in the House of Assembly of eighteen or twenty members, opposed to his administration. This is supposed to de-cide thecomplexion of the Council of Appointment, with whom resides the im-imense patronage which centers in the Executive authority of the state of New York. The excitement of the contest (has been very great and it is difficult to say, whether the result is on the one hand most or on the other most rejoiced I Nat.

Int. Accounts "from Havana, state, that the new government of the Cortes' was established at that place. The city had been illuminated three successive nights, and all vessels entered and cleared at the lational Custom House. I Ihe name King was not mentioned. The Governor was.

compelled to take the oath, foar times in the public square, in the presence tpf troops, two English brigs were in port at the time, having on board each half a million of dollars. They were boarded by order of the newly constituted authorities, and the money brought on shore, and the following message was left If the King have any demands against him send bis accounts, and they shall be settled," The commotion among the population of Madrid, (says the. Aurora) excited ereat aDDrehension On the 7th of March there were more than 50 thousand people assembled in groupes in front of the Koyal waiung lor the expected decree when it was prin ted, a few copies were issued with the old formula by the King this was no sooner known than a notification was made to the printer, that the decree must no longer go forth in that form, and that it must be issued under the formula of the constitution the papers printed with the old formula were demanded, a nre was kindled and they were consumed. They 1 tr go riothmg could be done. The attitude of the United States must now be assumed, full consideration of what is due to their rights, their interest, and.honor, without regard to the powers or incidents of ne laie mission, we may, at pleasure occupy tlie territory, which was intended and provided by the late treaty as an indemnity for lossess so long since sustained by our citizens but still nothing could be settled definitivelywithout a treaty between tne two nations.

Is this the time to make the pressure If the United States were governed by views of ambition and aggrandizement, many strong reasons might be given; in its favor. But they have no objects of that kind to accomplish; none which are, not founded in justice and which can be injured by forbearance; Great hope is entertained that this change will promote the happiness of the Spanish nation. The good order, moderation, and humanity which have charac terised the movement, are the best guarantees of its success. The United States would not be justified in their own estimation, should they take any step to disturb its harmony. When the Spanish government is completely organized on the principles of this change, as It is expec ted' it soon will be, there is just ground to.

presume that our di (Terences with Spain will be speedily and satisfactorily settled. With these remarks, I submit to the, wisdom of Congress whether it will not still be adviseable to postpone any. decision on this subjedt until the next session. JAMES MONROE. Washington, Vth May, 1220.

After the Message from the President of the United States to Congress, on the subject of our relations with Spain, there can be but little doubt but that that matter will be suffered by Congress to rest where it1 how does in) the expectation that the Cortes will do what is just in relation to us, by causing the Treaty to be ratified, and in the faith of the Spanish nation to be redeemed from the reproach which has been cast upon fit by the refusal of its sovereign to ratify the Treaty. IVIr. Hackley, the bearer of despatches from MrV Forsyth, our Minister in in this city yesterday. From what we' can learn, the rumor, of bis having brought the ratification of the Treaty with Spain is wholly unfounded. concurs in attriDutinsr to the Cortes a disposition friendly to pacific relations 'with the United States.

The joint resolve for suspending, the -operation of the act to amend the Revolutionary Law, has been rejected in the Senate. That amendatory act of course bers immediately on the Pensioners. This information ought to be generally diffused, as well as copies of the amehda- Tory act, ana oi ine lorms fjiescnueu uy the Var Department for carrying it into i j- if. I I MonA 0he uninformed Udigent and really meritorioys pensioners, to look to this matter. and to look to it promptly.

I he bill fixing the. second Monday in November for the next meeting of Congress, has passed both houses, and requires only the asseiit of the President to become a law. The same may be said of the. bill to amend the Navigation Act. The bill for a loar.

of three millions, having passed the House of Represenlativesj is now beiore the Senate. OJice of the Ndfl Intelligencer, May 13-Evening. day elapses before the proceed ings pf this, the last day but one of the Session of (Congress, will reach our dU tori id jfiiends through the ordinary chan nel, ive anticipate, by this Extra, the conimjunication pf what passed this day in both Houses of Congress, previous to their adjournment. .4 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Saturday, March 13. TONNAGE DUTY ON FRENCH SHIPS.

fi Tlie House resolved itself into a of the whole, on the bill to impose a new tonnage duty on French ships and The first section of this bill provides, that, lieu of the tonnage duty now paid on French ships or there shall be paid a duty of eighteen dollars per all French ships or vessels, which slialljbe entered in the United States, any act to the contrary notwithstanding. Sec. 3. That this act shall commence, and be in force, from and after the first aay of July, one thousand eight hundred and ttrenty. Neicton, the chairman of the, com- muiee i commerce, cave a Pner expo JL(J III' Oc(uc utu tj tivesofthe United States: I communicate to Congress a correspondence which has taken place between the Secretary of State and the Envoy Extraordinary and; Minister Plenipoten- tiary of His Cotholic Majesty, since the Message of the 27th March last, respecting the Treaty was concluded be- tween the unueu auu ana om, uu the 22d February, 1819.

I After the failure of his Catholic Ma-fjesty for so long a time to ratify the trea-fty, it was expected that this Minister. would have brought with him the ratifica-1 tion. or that he would have been author- it 1 t2 ,1 Vnx ized to give an order for the delivery of the territory ceded by it, to the United States. It appears however, that the treaty is still unratified, and that the Minister has no authority to surrender the territory. The object ot his mission has been, to make complaints, and to demand explanations respecting an imputed system of hostility on the part of citizens the United' States, against the subjects 'ad dominions of Spam, and an unfriendly policy in their Government, and, to obtain new stipulations, against these alleged injuries, as tne condition on vvnicn the treaty should be ratified.

Unexpected as such complaints and such a demand; were, under existing circumstances, it was thought proper, without compromising the government "as to the course to be pursued, io them JromptIvj knd 'to give the explanations that were desired, on every subject, with the utmost candor. The result lias proved, what was sufficiently well-known before, that the charge of- a systematic hostility, being adopted pursued bv ihe citizens ofdlie U. States, against the do minions of pain, is utterly destitute of foundation, and that their Government all its branches, has maintained with the utmost rigor, that neutrality, in the civil war between Spain and her color-ties, which they were the first to declare. No force has been collected," nor incursions made, from within the United tates, a-gainst the dominions of Spain nor have any naval equipments been permitted, in favor of either party, against the, other. Their.citizens have been warned of the ob- ligations incident to the neutral condition of their country the public officers have been instructed to; see that the laws were fully executed; and severe examples lhave been made of.

some who violated I them. I In regard to the stipulation the condition of the ratification of the Jtreaty, that the U. States shall abandon the bright to recognize the Revolutionary I colonies in South America, or to form other relations with in their (judgment it may be just and expedient so to do, it is manifestly so repugnant to the honor, and even to the independence, of the United States, thut it has been impos-. bioie to aiscuss u. in maKinL' mis pro- fposal, it is perceived that His Cathonc JJNIajesty has entirely misconceived the i iu.ci.

i-iis in ueiu a. pdiiv io -i' neiioirdiiuii iu i llong protracted, for claims so-well, foard- ed and reasonable, as he likewise has the sacrifices which the United States have 1 with Spain, in the i ucaiwi which is proposea to annex so extraordinary and impropei a condition. Had the Minister of Spain offered an unqualified pledge that the treaty should the ratified by his sovereign on being made acquainted witlrthe explanations whi ch 1 been given by this government, there have been a strong motive for ac-; cepting and submitting it to the Senate their advice and consent, rather than Vf to resort to other tins-government to relinnnisb th i'nU judging and acting for itself hereafter, according to circumstances, in regard to the Spanish colonies a right common to all nations has rendered it impossible i for him, under his instructions, to make such engagjment. He thinks that his sovereign will be induced, by his com- munications, to ratify the treaty but still he leaves him free either to adopt that measure, or to decline it. He ad mits that the other objections are essentially? removed, and will not, in themselves prevent the ratification, provided the difficulty on the third point is surmqunted.

The result, therefore, is, that the treaty is declared to have no obligation whatever that its ratification is made to debenrL 1 i oi on the considerations which led to 1 its adoption, and the conditions which it contains, but on a new article unconnected with it, respecting which, a new negotiation must be opened, of indefinite du-raion, and doubtful issue, Under this view of the subject, the however justifiable and proper. But he no suh pledge. On the contrary, Uhe declares explicitly that the refiisal of on were oi our one opinion. At six o'clock in the evening- the1 At CIV rv lsIr an iu.n!nl i Ihafl -r decree declaring the acceptance and establishment of the constitution of 1812, was signed and officially promulged--Public fermentation immediately subsided and several decrees were insured oil the 8th. vv A late London paper contains the following paragraph i We do not speak from light authority, when we state the fact, that the neighboring kingdom of Portugal is forward in its preparations to follow the ex-ample of Spain, and that the consolidation of the whole peninsula into one powerful free monarchy, tsjat hand.

This is, we believe, the farst nuhlic intimation of the probability of. ah event, which must exercise an important influence up on the fate of Euiope." The Spanish Minister! in London, has notified his countrymen of the decree which allows all Saniards absent on ac count of political opiriionsi to return home. More khan 30tf.0QQ Sraniards were in exile. i Just before the hour of meeting: last (says the National Intelligencer of J.he 13th inst.) an incident took? place in the chamber of Representatives, jvorthy of note, fiom its not haying beep fatal in its consequences. The! chain by Vwhich was suspended the massive brass chandi-lier, hanging in the centre of the ilall, gaye way as one of the attendants in the House was lighting the; lamps, and fell with a force, proportioned to its great weight.

The servant was thrown some distance from the ladder, and escaped unhurt and, although the members were gathering last the Hall, and the fragments of the chandilier covered aeon sid-erable space, it happened the seats immediately within its reach were hot and no member was seriously hurt. 'l 'A more providential escape can scarcely be imagined the weightf the chandiu er being several hundred pounds. Philadelphia May 1 2 The British Ship Richarp, Captain Norman, of from Londonderry, for this port, with cargo of Coals, Potatoes, a few crates, and 48 passengers, went ashore at midnigjit on tlie 7tb fnst. '-The weather had been very thick for 2 days, previous, and no soundings a few hours before-the passengers, with their baggage, and most of the sails and nigging, will be saved the vessel was bilged, and Willi with the cargo, be lost. Mercantile Honor.

-pin the cou rse of the discussion, in Congress, on th Report of the Secretary Of the Treasury, on Imports, one singular and very important fact was disclosed, which is. that in the collection of duties on imports, from the establishment of the present Government in 178S, until the present time, which duties amounted to upwards of One Hun- dred and Ninety Millions of Dollars, only one third of one ner centum has been lost, proving an honorable punctuality' in the merchants, and a caret vigilance in col lecting them, perhaps iitnequalled in any other Government. The Spanish lnquisitim -During the reign of Ferdinand and Isabella, and in the Pontificate of Innocent VIII. the Inquisition was established for the punishment of heretics. It was originally intended to take cognisance of only the Jews the Moors-j-but so rapidly did it extend its influence, that during the sway of the first Inquisitor General, it was calcjulated that 6,000 persons were burnt by! his order, and upwards of wenty thousand fell victims in varloas other ways.

From the above pe riod to the present time, it is imppssinie to calculate the number ot persons have fallen vtctims to jits horrid cruelties, The late revolution in Spain has abol- r-c ished the inquisition, opened the doors of its prisons, knd set the captives free. This measure alohe, is a subject of the highest congratulation to the friends of freedom throughout the world. A Madrid article says day there comes forth from the dungeons of the inquisition, soldiers and citizens, whom public opinion and gratitude replace at the head of the government and the tribunal. A letter says, the! jads and dungedns ij v.ThianA tK-; in.